Happy October, friends! It’s Michelle with you today. Fall is really starting to show its colors and the October 2022 kit and add-ons are filled with products designed to inspire you to document these beautiful autumn days! If you didn’t already know, I’m a total kit person! I love to let the kits inspire me, especially when life gets busier for me at this time of year. Today I’m sharing a few ideas that will allow you to create a simple, but sweet layout in just about an hour.
Supplies | October 2022 Kit, Thankful Die Cuts, Chipboard House Stickers, Orange Puffy Alphabet Stickers, Thankful Paper Stack, Nesting Tags Metal Die
Once I have my kit in hand, I typically go through the pocket tags with the intention of letting them inspire a moment or memory, and I think you’ll find that this will work for you, too! As I was going through the October 2022 Kit I saw the beautiful, fall colored grid and heart pocket tag that captured me and I immediately remembered a photo of my grandson last autumn with the sweetest look on his face. It was the perfect pocket tag to compliment this memory! I used the Nesting Tags Metal Die to transform the pocket tag into a shipping tag, to which I stapled ribbon to the top. Tip: Simple personalization can really change the look and feel of your layout!
There was another pocket tag that I had my eye on in the October Kit which has the prettiest fall leaves on it. I fussy cut the fall leaves and started going through the Thankful Paper Stack to find the perfect pattern to coordinate with it, choosing the sentiment paper which I sized down to 3 x 4-inches. I adhered the fall leaves to the corner of my newly created pocket tag. I wanted to add short journaling and selected the “thankful for this” ticket in peach from the Thankful Die Cuts. I added my journaling and finished it off with one of those adorable Chipboard House Stickers! Tip: Use your products to create your own pocket tags!
I printed the traveler’s notebook-sized photo (4-1/2 x 8-1/2-inches) of my grandson and selected one of the fun circle die cuts that comes in the October Kit to add to the top corner, cropping it in half and adding a sweet chipboard heart from the Chipboard House Stickers. Quick and simple personalization, and oh so cute!
The right side of my layout was coming together with the full size photo, but it needed something else to add the creamy peach colors from the left side of the spread. I still had my Thankful Die Cuts out and chose a peach “thankful for” label, adding “you” with the Orange Puffy Alphabet Stickers, along with the cute pumpkin from the October Kit die cuts! It was the perfect way to wrap up this project, all in just an hour!
My favorite part about creating this layout was that I allowed the October kit and add-ons to inspire me. Once I did that, the process flowed so beautifully and quite quickly. Give it a try when your kit arrives!
Thanks so much for sharing your time with me today! I can’t wait to see what you create and don’t forget to use the #ellesstudio hashtag on Instagram to share your inspiration and tips for creating with the monthly kit, as well as in our Facebook Group! I hope you have a wonderful start to this fall season!
